PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brock Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre has chosen 16 FEVER as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Michaels
vs
St Pierre

186 cm
23
185 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

181 cm
22
181 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Convicted Kings Clothing
Convicted Kings Clothing

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Michaels.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
Michaels tries to score a power double leg takedown but St Pierre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Michaels somewhat.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
St Pierre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Michaels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brock Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Michaels.
Michaels's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Michaels duly obliges.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre misses with a hook. Michaels ducked under it nicely.
Michaels misses with a jab to the body
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Michaels is predictable there
and St Pierre counters with an outside leg kick.
Michaels wants to slow St Pierre down by chopping away at his legs.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and St Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Michaels misses
and St Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
Michaels walks into a stiff left hand from St Pierre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pierre counters with a good, hard body kick but Michaels shrugs it off.
St Pierre missing with a left hand there. Michaels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Michaels is predictable there
and St Pierre counters with a leg kick.
Michaels walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Pierre.
A good leg kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre slips a straight right by Michaels.
Michaels on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A low kick from Michaels misses
and St Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
St Pierre works the jab nicely.
A low kick from St Pierre is predictable there

and Michaels counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre is holding on to half guard well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels stalling away here and it's allowed St Pierre to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre pulls Michaels in close to prevent any damage.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
St Pierre has his hands on Michaels's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels preventing the sweep.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Michaels tries to pass.
Michaels throwing strikes but missing.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
Some bone on bone action there as Michaels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by St Pierre as he connects with a hook.
St Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michaels gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Michaels shoots and misses
and St Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michaels throws a leg kick that is checked
and St Pierre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.
St Pierre scores with a push kick.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre moves out of range of the leg kick from Michaels.
St Pierre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Michaels thows a leg kick but St Pierre checks it
and St Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre throws a series of strikes that have Michaels backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance St Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

St Pierre misses with a hook.

It looks like Brock Michaels has been cut.
St Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - St Pierre coming out on top.
Michaels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
St Pierre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Michaels's front leg but catches the back leg as Michaels tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Michaels.
Michaels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking hook.
Michaels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Pierre.
Michaels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Michaels closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a leg kick
and St Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Michaels blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre works Michaels's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
Michaels misses with the combination.
Michaels tries to move into range but St Pierre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Michaels moves out of range of the strikes.
Michaels misses with a straight left.
Michaels swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
Michaels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St Pierre staying out of range there.
Michaels scores with a nice strike.
Michaels throws a leg kick but St Pierre checks it.
Lance St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
St Pierre motions for Michaels to come forward. St Pierre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and St Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for St Pierre. That snapped Michaels's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from St Pierre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Michaels has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Michaels and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St Pierre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michaels.
Michaels needs to keep his hands up - St Pierre had a free shot at his head there.
St Pierre stalks Michaels and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Michaels's face. Michaels staggers backwards, shaken.
Michaels tries to score with a low kick but St Pierre moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Michaels misses
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brock Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels thows a leg kick but St Pierre checks it
and St Pierre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lance St Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michaels throws a quick inside leg kick.
Michaels misses with a shot to the body
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michaels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Michaels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Pierre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a nice right hand.
Michaels finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Michaels.
St Pierre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St Pierre.
St Pierre lands with a nice body punch.
St Pierre scores with a punch to the head.
Michaels shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from St Pierre misses the target.
St Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Michaels's front leg but catches the back leg as Michaels tries to avoid it.
Michaels moves out of range of the body kick.
Michaels is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Michaels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre tries a low kick but Michaels avoids it.
St Pierre cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
Michaels avoids the body shot from St Pierre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels misses with a hook. St Pierre ducked under it nicely.
Michaels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from St Pierre misses its intended target.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
St Pierre delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaels manages to avoid it.
Michaels misses with a leg kick
and St Pierre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Pierre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
Michaels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brock Michaels's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

St Pierre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Michaels on the side of the head.
Michaels throws a jab but it's blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a hook to the body. Michaels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Michaels throws a leg kick that is checked
and St Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Michaels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.
Nice body punch from St Pierre.
St Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by St Pierre there.
St Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Michaels slips the punch.
Michaels walks into a stiff left hand from St Pierre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Michaels takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Pierre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Michaels misses the body punch
and St Pierre counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by St Pierre there.
St Pierre looks to throw the jab but Michaels is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Pierre. That's going to slow Michaels down.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Pierre, right into the meat.
Michaels moves out of range of the leg kick from St Pierre.
Jab from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.
St Pierre swings for the body but Michaels moves out of range.
St Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Pierre scores with a shot to the body.
Michaels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Pierre. St Pierre obviously looking to wear him down.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.
St Pierre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Pierre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Michaels wants to land a leg kick but St Pierre is out of range.
St Pierre stuns Michaels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Pierre cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Michaels's head backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Pierre.
Michaels has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
St Pierre cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
St Pierre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michaels.
St Pierre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brock Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michaels takes a jab right on the kisser.
Michaels throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pierre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Michaels thinking.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michaels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St Pierre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Michaels has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Michaels there as he acknowledges the shot.
St Pierre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
St Pierre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michaels.
Michaels misses with a low kick as St Pierre jumps back.
Michaels gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St Pierre stuns Michaels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Michaels avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
St Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre works the jab nicely.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Pierre. That's going to slow Michaels down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and St Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by St Pierre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St Pierre.
Michaels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Michaels will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Michaels avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Pierre scores with the left hand. Michaels knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lance St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre connects with a nice looking jab.
St Pierre lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St Pierre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance St Pierre!